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Re: Blood In Milk

I have had this happen twice...the first time...I was really freaked out!!

The second time, it wasn't as much...but it was still there. (I am a surrogate and I am EP for my surroguy!!)

Anyway, I pretty much just chalked it up to perhaps pumping too long. I think I had pumped for 55 minutes...and now I won't pump that long anymore. I will only pump for 45 minutes at the most. Normally, I pump for 30 mins, sometimes 20 mins. They say you can feed your LO bloody milk, but since it's not my child, I just threw it away. That is always so sad to throw away BM because we really do work extra hard to get it.

Re: Blood In Milk

Originally Posted by @llli*lovingmylife36

I have had this happen twice...the first time...I was really freaked out!!

The second time, it wasn't as much...but it was still there. (I am a surrogate and I am EP for my surroguy!!)
Anyway, I pretty much just chalked it up to perhaps pumping too long. I think I had pumped for 55 minutes...and now I won't pump that long anymore. I will only pump for 45 minutes at the most. Normally, I pump for 30 mins, sometimes 20 mins. They say you can feed your LO bloody milk, but since it's not my child, I just threw it away. That is always so sad to throw away BM because we really do work extra hard to get it.

My pumping time is 15-20 minutes tops so I don't think that's it. Maybe just a combo of AF and all the hormones/sensitivity.

Re: Blood In Milk

Originally Posted by @llli*andreafromohio

Another possible cause is broken capillaries within the breast from rough handling of the breast or improper use of breast pump.

This happened to me pretty frequently. I don't think it's necessarily even something caused by rough pumping- I think it can just happen kind of randomly. Those capillaries are fragile little thingies.